A couple of weeks ago I went to Trappist, Kentucky for a four day silent retreat at
Thomas Merton's Gethsemane Abbey. People come from all over the world to visit. www.monks.org

On the way, my husband and I visited Daylily World the daylily gardens of David Kirchhoff and Mort Morss. They are among America's preeminent hybridizers, and their gardens and home are out of a storybook.

For 43 years they have been coming up with some of the world's most dazzling hybrids.

On the retreat I spent my days taking walks though the gorgeous Abbey grounds, having some luxurious time to myself, and appreciating the atmosphere created by over 150 years of monks at prayer.

This is the invite for "Reality Show," exhibiting the work of Jeanne Alexander and Beverley Phillips at Red Dot Gallery for the next month. The artist reception is held this Friday, July 20, from 5 to 8 pm.
Jeanne and Beverley have been oil painting students at Ret Dot Gallery for years, and their talent and skill is obvious and inspiring to everyone here.